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The Name
Naming as a sacred act — the Tetragrammaton, the ninety-nine names of Allah, the syllable OM, the Tao that cannot be named. Every tradition makes the Name the place where speech meets the unspeakable.
Judaism
"And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM..."
"Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain..."
"O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!"
Christianity
"Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:"
Islam
"And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them..."
Taoism